Bob Hinson joined Platinum Funding Group in November 2005 as VP of Business Development coming aboard Platinum with over 20 years of Asset Based Lending and factoring experience. Mr. Hinson has been instrumental in the structuring and funding of over 30MM in funded new business. Prior to joining Platinum he served as VP of Business Development for Bibby Financial in Chicago Illinois. Prior to Bibby, Mr. Hinson was VP of Sales for Capital Business Credit an Asset Based Lender. Mr. Hinson opened both regional offices for Capital Business and Crestmark in Chicago and closed over 20MM in new loan volume. Mr. Hinson spent 15 years with Bankers and was a top performer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Ill.
Prior to joining Platinum Funding Group, Dina Niron was a Junior Portfolio Manager of a hedge fund in New York. She managed funds portfolio, established strong relationships with IR firms and specialized in funding early stage, fast growing and middle market companies. She was also in charge of analyzing and evaluating global markets. Dina Niron, also acted as the interim CEO of Rogosin Converters Inc., where she managed the company’s assets while negotiating the wind down of the company. Dina Niron, an attorney by profession, is a member of the New York State Bar and the Israeli Bar. She holds an LLM from Benjamin N. Cardoso School of Law in New York, and an LLB from Tel Aviv University School of Law.
Santo Caruso has been in the ABL and factoring industry for ten years. Prior to Platinum Funding Group Mr. Caruso has worked as an auditor, underwriter, collateral analyst & account executive. Santo Caruso has been part of Platinum Funding group for three years. He has currently taken on the position of Vice President of Business Development at Platinum Funding Group. He has previously worked for CIT for six years and Gerber Trade Finance for one year.
Anna Belkina is a Business Development Officer at Platinum Funding Group and has been with Platinum since 2006. Previously she worked as an energy markets analyst at the New York/Washington, DC – based consulting firms, specializing in geopolitical risks to oil energy markets. She has graduated summa cum laude from The George Washington University with the degrees in International Affairs and Economics.
"Rick Collins was recently appointed business development manager of Platinum's Los Angeles office. He has more than 30 years of experience in credit risk management and accounts receivable factoring, including areas of asset control and operational restructuring. Mr. Collins most recently operated his own consulting business for seven years, specializing in credit and AR control, and operational efficiencies. Previously, he worked in various management positions at Heller Financial Inc., CIT Group/Manufacturers Hanover, Republic Factors and Citicorp Industrial Credit, all in the Los Angeles area. Prior to commercial factoring, Mr. Collins was a regional manager with several companies operating in the consumer lending sector."
MORRIS R. RESNER has been a veteran in all phases of the
factoring field, having been associated with the traditional Factors for years.
However, when Platinum began 15 years ago, Morris was so enthusiastic
about it’s unique way of doing business that he began developing
new business for them at inception.
For the last 7 years, he has been on premises in the New York office
as Platinum’s only in-house consultant-broker in the U. S.
Anne Roslin graduated from FIT. She owned and operated a successful business in the NYC garment industry in 1992, where she was introduced to the factoring business. With this experience Anne learned first-hand how the services can help a growing company. Her knowledge of the factoring business enables her to help guide clients to utilize the factoring business as tool to enhance and facilitate fast growth as she did in her own company.
Prior to joining Platinum Funding Group, Danielle worked in online publishing, doing sales and business development for Time Inc. and Conde Nast’s internet divisions, where she strategically developed multi-platform campaigns for luxury clients. Additionally, she has worked in sales and business development in both the hospitality and travel industry at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and Travelocity. Danielle began her work experience at Merrill Lynch in the Private Client Group and holds a degree in Finance from Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Besides New York, Danielle’s career has also taken her to London and Los Angeles.
